News from previous years

2010

Another year of musical adventures! I give you some 2010 highlights:

The Budman/Levy Orchestra, aka BLO, has been in the recording studio throughout the year and we're creeping ever closer to the album's release. We had a great show at Typhoon in November and Jeremy and I are very excited about the future of the band.

This year marks my debut performances with legendary pop artist Christopher Cross. Gigs in So Cal, Houston and upcoming Florida shows will hopefully be just a start.

I'm still thrilled to be a part of the music of Clare and Brent Fischer. We had successful performances this year with the Big Band, Latin Jazz Sextet and Clarinet Choir.

Of course, big bands are a large part of the scene in LA and this year I performed with the bands of Chris Walden, Kim Richmond, Mike Barone, Geoff Stradling, Clare Fischer, Tim Davies, Lenny Stack, Bruce Lofgren, Ron Jones and of course, the BLO.

Played several gigs and a recording with a wonderful LA band Leftover Cuties. Look for their new album soon.

I enjoyed a short tour with Scotland's Codeine Velvet Club, led by John of the Fratelli's.

Adventures with the Max Weinberg Big Band continued with hits in Newport Beach and Minneapolis.

Of course the Bay Area provided memorable musical moments, including a three-night run of Adam Theis' Brass, Bows and Beats at Yoshi's in SF and a funky show with Lenny Williams of TOP fame.

Creative jazz with the Scott Healy Tentet and Bevan Manson's group rounded out the year nicely.

Looking forward to 2011. Keep swingin'!
AB

News from 2009:

2009 was a great year, indeed! A few highlights from both recording and live performances:

I was happy to play on some of my favorite television shows in 2009, including Fox's Family Guy and a fun clarinet spot behind Kristin Chenoweth and her version of "Maybe This Time" on Fox's hit show Glee.

I was also fortunate to play on several upcoming feature films, including the highly-anticipated Burlesque. You can also hear a long segment of "Little Prayer" from the CJO's album on the newly released The Marine 2.

The recording of my big-band collaboration with Jeremy Levy is underway! We expect the album to be finished the first half of 2010 and you'll surely be able to track its progress here.

The Fuxedos released our debut album and played a rockin' CD release party at Spaceland.

A few great performances in 2009: From the Bay Area, I was thrilled to play with Adam Theis and perform his work "Brass, Bows and Beats." Adam was also instrumental in putting together the music from Birth of the Cool, which we played at the grand opening of the jazz club Coda in San Francisco.
At home in Los Angeles I've had the pleasure of playing the music of Clare and Brent Fischer, as well as many other wonderful big band writers. The year closed out with an exciting debut of drummer Max Weinberg's new big band.

More to come in 2010. Stay cool!
AB